Verse 21

To show partiality is not good; for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Å behandle folk forskjellig er ikke godt, men en mann kan føre til mange synder for et stykke brød.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Å ha respekt for personer er ikke godt; for for et brød stykke vil en mann begå overtredelse.

• Norsk King James

  Å ha favoritter er ikke godt; for en bit brød vil mannen bryte det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er ikke rett å være partisk; en mann kan synde for et stykke brød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Å være partisk er ikke godt; en mann kan synde for en brødskalk.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å vise personlige hensyn er ikke godt; for et stykke brød vil en mann krenke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å vise partiskhet er ikke godt, for for et stykke brød kan en mann begå overtredelser.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Å vise personlige hensyn er ikke godt; for et stykke brød vil en mann krenke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Å vise partiellitet er ikke bra, og for et stykke brød kan en mann gjøre feil.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Å vise partiskhet er ikke bra, selv for en brødbit kan en mann synde.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er ikke godt at ansee en Person; thi en Mand kan overtræde for et Stykke Brøds Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Å ha respekt for personer er ikke godt; for for et stykke brød vil en mann gjøre overtredelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er ikke godt å vise partiskhet, likevel gjør en mann feil for et stykke brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Å vise partiskhet er ikke bra, for for en brødskive vil en mann begå urett.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er ikke bra å ha respekt for personer; heller ikke at en mann bryter loven for et stykke brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er ikke godt å gjøre forskjell på folk; for en mann vil gjøre galt for et stykke brød.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 13:19 : 19 Will you profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people who hear your lies?
• Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
• Prov 24:23 : 23 These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
• Exod 23:2 : 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to pervert justice by following the majority.
• Exod 23:8 : 8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
• Hos 4:18 : 18 Their drink is sour; they have committed harlotry continually; her rulers dearly love dishonor.
• Mic 3:5 : 5 Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who make my people err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that puts not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
• Rom 16:18 : 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites; and by smooth talk and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.